as in socialist
one who advocates or practices social equality
a true democrat, he has always abhorred that nation's class system
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Recent Examples of democrat
The View From democrats Some Democrats skipped the speech altogether and attended off-site programming after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told his caucus to protest silently or to take their protests outside.
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
From ancient sources philosophers and poets, democrats and demagogues, found justification for everything from anarchy to fascism, and there are reasons for both justifications.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
His victory fell on the same night as wins from Democrats like Zohran Mamdani for New York Mayor and moderate democrats running for governor in Virginia and New Jersey.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Senate democrats are expected to hold a caucus call on the issue Sunday evening, a source told CBS News.
—Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
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Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
From ancient sources philosophers and poets, democrats and demagogues, found justification for everything from anarchy to fascism, and there are reasons for both justifications.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
His victory fell on the same night as wins from Democrats like Zohran Mamdani for New York Mayor and moderate democrats running for governor in Virginia and New Jersey.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
Senate democrats are expected to hold a caucus call on the issue Sunday evening, a source told CBS News.
—Patrick Maguire, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for democrat
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, a devout socialist and one of the most vocal opponents of the Pentagon’s Operation Epic Fury in Iran, brushed off the threat of being removed from the alliance.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Apr. 2026
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He was later pardoned and won election for president as a socialist in 1999.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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In Maine, Graham Platner, a rough-hewn populist who had to cover up a Nazi tattoo, looks set to handily beat Janet Mills, the polished seventy-eight-year-old incumbent governor.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Representing Brahms at his most populist, his 21 Hungarian Dances were composed for piano four-hands and subsequently arranged by Brahms and others for solo piano and orchestra.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Democrat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/democrat. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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